Internet addiction is not yet considered a disorder by the
psychiatric literature as evidenced by its exclusion from the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder
(DSM-V), published by the American Psychiatric Association.
However, an alarming rate of people show what are seemingly
symptoms of addiction to Cyberspace. Young people seem
especially susceptible, with evidence underscoring students
whose academic performance is compromised as they spend
increasing amount of time online (Al-Menayes, 2014). Some
also suffer health consequence resulting from lack of sleep
brought about by the growing amount of time they spend on
the Internet especially late at night.